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Mary Waldron (Polly) Furber, 98, passed away peacefully on April 21, at Woodlands Assisted Living in Waterville, Maine. She was born on Oct. 8, 1920, in Framingham, to Josephine Louise (Gardiner) and Schuyler Waldron VanNess. As a teenager, Polly spent summers in...
John R. Riley, 83, of Wellesley, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on May 28. John was born on Dec. 16, 1935, in Troy, New York, the third son of the seven children of the late James M. and Blanche (Peterson) Riley. Raised in Watervliet, New...
It is with great sadness that the family of Frances (Pirani) Lunny share her passing on May 21, at the age of 77, at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth. Frances will be missed by her beloved husband of 54 years, James Lunny of Yarmouth Port, their children,...
Tedstone tabbed as Select Board chair Brendan Tedstone, who was re-elected to the Select Board last month, was voted as the board’s new chair at the May 28 meeting. Tedstone, who had been the board’s vice chair, replaces Claire Wright, who was not re-elected. John...
Hopkinton held its Memorial Day services on May 27. Wreaths were placed to honor deceased veterans at Evergreen Cemetery, St. John’s Cemetery and Mt. Auburn Cemetery as well as in front of memorials at the Town Common, where the event concluded with patriotic music...
Milford Regional Medical Center was awarded an A from The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes Milford Regional’s efforts in protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care. The Leapfrog Group is a...
Hopkinton’s Will Abbott capped an impressive freshman season on the Quinnipiac lacrosse team by being named to the All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) first team as well as the MAAC All-Rookie team. Starting all 16 of his team’s games, the midfielder...
By Kary Noble, Special to the Independent I have been a teacher in this district for 20 years, but when this school year ends I will be moving on to Vermont where I have a home teaching sixth-graders there for what I hope is the rest of my career. Leaving this...
HHS senior Wang earns philanthropist honor Hopkinton High School senior Young Wang was awarded the Young Philanthropist of the Year Award at the Foundation for MetroWest’s Spring Inspiration Breakfast on April 25 at the Wellesley Country Club. The award recognizes an...
ARRESTS May 10 5:02 p.m. On Cedar Street, Officers Arthur Schofield and Derek Morton arrested Mark J. Curtis, 57, of 16 Ash St., Danvers, on a warrant for operation of a motor vehicle with suspended registration. May 12 9:07 p.m. A caller reported a hit and run...
Edward Frank Bell, 95, of Hopkinton and formerly of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on May 9. Born in the Bronx, New York, he was the son of the late Maria (D’Andrea) and Michael A. Bell. He was the husband of the late Florence...
Local students honored for college success Hopkinton’s Brighid Morgan, a student at Fordham University, was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, which bills itself as the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor...
The Water Department has completed the annual drinking water quality report. This consumer confidence report is a requirement of the Environmental Protection Agency and will be distributed by July 1 for the previous calendar year reporting period. The report will be...
The Foundation for MetroWest, a community foundation serving the 33 cities and towns identified as MetroWest (including Hopkinton), is embarking on a significant community needs assessment project. Known as Impact MetroWest, this initiative uses available data and...
Hopkinton Middle School’s RoboHillers robotics team won the STEM Research Project Award in the Engineering Division at the VEX Robotics World Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, from April 28-30. The team, 1715C — also known as the Cool Cats — submitted a math-based...
The McBride Team of RE/MAX Executive Realty congratulates Taneja Forero on her award for Student of the Month. Taneja has certainly overcome a lot of obstacles in her life, and she and Hopkinton High School are proud of her accomplishments. She has shown terrific...
HHS golf coach Dick Bliss was recently named MIAA Coach of the Year. Bliss guided the Hillers to their second straight Division 2 state championship in the fall. Bliss, who golfed collegiately at the University of Houston in the late 1960s, has coached HHS golf for 39...
Hopkinton resident Pavit Mehra was a member of the South Shore Kings 14U junior hockey team that won the Tier 1 state championship in March. Mehra scored a goal in both the semifinals, a 3-2 victory over Boston Advantage, and the final, a 3-2 victory over the Neponset...
The Hopkinton High School class of 2019 has turned out a school-record 31 students who have committed to playing a sport in college. The students were recognized at a recent breakfast hosted by HHS athletic director Dee King. “The work ethic that you possess, the...
To the Editor: I’m writing to encourage Hopkinton voters to elect Shahidul Mannan to the Board of Selectmen. Shahidul has served several years on the Appropriation Committee, is well versed in Hopkinton’s growth and financial management, and brings strategic...
